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GATE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.19} 1909.

Patented July 27, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1909.

Patented July 27, 1909.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT onincn.

NATHANIEL J OSEPHSMCADAMS, OF SMYRNA, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOROBERT E. OAKLEY, OF SMYRNA, TENNESSEE.

GATE

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application filed March 19, 1909.- Serial No. 484,555.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHANIEL JOSEPH McADAMs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Smyrna, in the county of Rutherford and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in gates and opening devicestherefor.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and practical gate forfarm purposes which may be readily opened by anyone in a vehicle or onhorse back approaching the gate from either side.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvedgate and opening means therefor; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the gate;Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of the hinged end of the gate showingparts of the operating or opening device separated; Fig. 4.- is a detailhorizontal section taken on the plane indicated by the line 4-1 in Fig.2; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of the arm which is secured to theinner upright of the body of the gate; Fig. 6 is a similar view of theupper end of said upright of the gate; and Fig. 7 is a detail viewshowing one of the two levers arranged on opposite sides of the gate fordrawing upon the operating wires or cables.

In the drawings 1- denotes the body of the gate which may be of ordinaryor'any preferred form and construction and which is hinged, asshown at2, to a hinge post 3. As illustrated in Fig. 2, the gate body 1 iscomposed of a plurality of spaced longitudinal bars 4L united'by outerand inner uprights 5, 6 and also by an upright 7 arranged adjacent tothe outer one and by a diagonal connecting brace The uprights 5, 7consist of spacedbars between which swing upper and lower latch levers 9which are pivoted at their inner ends, as shown at 10 in the upright 7.The two latches 9 are connected by a vertically disposed pivoted link 11and their projecting outer ends are adapted to engage keepers 12provided'upon a latch post 13.

Said keepers 12 are of ordinary form and consist of blocks securedtransversely on the post 13 and having their upper edges formed withcentrally arranged recesses and downwardly inclined beveled ends, aswill be understood upon referenceto Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. Thelatches 9 are adapted to be operated by a lifting lever 14 pivoted atits lower end at 15 to one of the longitudinal bars 4' of the gate andhaving its upper end arranged to swing in a Ushaped guide 16. Theintermediate portion of said lever is formed with an inverted V-shapedcam portion 17 with which co-acts a pin 18 projecting from theintermediate portion of the upper latch 9. A leaf spring 19 securedatone end to the gate has its free end connected by a link 20 to the leverlet, whereby the latter is actuated normally in an outward direction tocause the pin 18 to engage the lower portion of the inner side of thecam 17. It will be seen upon reference to Fig. 2 that when the upper endof the lever 14 is swung inwardly the cam 17 will cause the pin to rideup and over it and thereby cause the latches 9 to be elevated out ofengagement with their keepersr12, and that when said lever 14: isreleased the spring19 will move it in the opposite direction. and thepin 18 will be caused to move in the reverse direction over said cam 17.

The upper end of the inner upright 6 of the body of the gate is recessedor shouldered, as shown at 21, to receive an inwardly projecting arm 22.Said arm has a recessed end 23 .which engages oneof the recessed sidesof the upright 6 and to which is secured, by bolts or the like 24, aclamping block or strip 25, which latter engages the other recessed side21 of the upright 6, whereby said arm 22 is rigidly secured to the bodyof the gate so that it projects from the inner end of the gate and overand beyond the hinges 2 thereof. Formed in the intermediate portion ofthe upper edge of the arm 22- is a transverse recess 26 theoppositevertical walls of which have outwardly inclined or beveled port-ions 27,as shown more clearly in Fig. 4. Pivoted in the recess 26 on a verticalpivot pin 28 is an oscillatory or rock lever 29. The latter is in theform of a rectangular block or bar having in its bottom edgea centrallyarranged recess 30, whereby it straddles and interlocks with the I thearm and lever provide stops for limiting arm 22 when pivoted in therecess 26 of said .7

lever; and the vertical walls of the recess 30 are beveled or inclinedoutwardly in oppo site directions, as shown at 31. The beveled orinclined portions 27, 31 of the recesses in the swinging movement of thelever in either direction from its normal position which is at rightangles to the-longitudinal axis of the arm 22. The outer ends of thelever 29 are connected by wires or the like 32 to the short angular arm33 of a weighted lever 34 pivoted intermediate its ends on the upperlongitudinal bar Al of the body of the gate. The lever has its arm 33connected by a wire or the like 35 to the upper end of the latch liftinglever l-land the connection between the wires 32, and the end 33 of thelever is preferably made adjustable by forming in said end series ofopenings with which the wire may be engaged, as shown in Fig. 2. Saidlever is also preferably adjustable by forming in it a longitudinalseries of openings 36 any one of which may receive its pivot pin 37.Also secured to the ends of the lever 29 are two wires, cables or thelike 2-38, 39 which extend in opposite directions across the outer. endof the arm 22 and 'through upper and lower guide notches 4E0 formed insaid end of the arm. When the arm 22 is made of wood, a metal rod orbolt l1 is passed vertically through it so as to intersect the bottomportions of the recesses or notches a0 and provide a bearing for thewires 38, 39, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4 of the drawings. Theoperating wires 38, 39 extend a suitable distance from the gate onopposite sides of the same and are adjustably connected to the long armsof bell cranks 42 which are pivoted at their angles, as shown at 43 inFig. 7, on upright posts 44. The short arms of the bell cranks 42 areadjustably connected to links 45, which latter are in turn adjustablyconnected to the intermediate portions of operating levers 4:6 fulcrumedat at? upon the posts &4. Depending from the outer ends of the levers 46are wires, cables or the like 48 which hang within reach of a personupon the ground, or on horse back, or in a vehicle.

In operation, assuming the gate to be in a closed position shown inFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, when a. person approaches the gate fromeither side, he can, withoutleaving the horse on which he may be mountedor the vehicle in which he may be riding, pull the cord 48 on theadjacent lever 46, whereupon the latter causes the link 45 to rock thebell crank 42 and draw upon the attached wire 38 or 39 as the case maybe. lVhen either one of these wires is drawn upon, it will rock thelever 29 as far as the latter can swing in one direction, whereupon oneof the wires 32 will pull the weighted lever 38 and the latter willcause the wire 35 to pull the latch lifting lever 1e inwardly,whereupon, the latches 9 will be lifted out of engagement with theirkeepers 12. The continued pull on the wire 38 or 39 will cause the bodyof the gate after being unlatched, to swing to an open position awayfrom the partly operating the gate. When the gate swings open, theoperating lever d6 0n the other side of the gate is raised to a positionhigher than its normal one shown in Fig. 7 so that the party afterpassing through the gate may close the same by pulling down-. wardlyupon the pull cord or wire attached to such lever. It will thus be seenthat the gate may be readily opened by a person approaching the samefrom either side without such person dismounting from the horse orvehicle 011 which he may be mounted and that the gate will always swingaway from the approaching party and can be easily closed in a similarmanner after the party has passed through the gate.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the invention provides anexceedingly simple and practical gate and operating neans therefor; thatall parts of it, with the exception of the wires and bolt, may be madefrom wood at a comparatively small cost; that it will be strong anddurable in use; and that it will be reliable and effective in operation.

Having thus described the invention what isclaimed is:

1. The combination of a gate hinged for horizontal swinging movement, anarm projecting from the hinged end of the gate and having a recess withinclined walls forming stops, the outer end of said arm being formedwith guide notches, a transverse lever pivoted intermediate its ends inthe recess of said arm, said lever being recessed to interlock with thearm and having the walls of its recess provided with inclined stopportions, a latch device for the gate, operative connections extendingfrom the ends of the lever to the latch device and flexible operatingconnections extending from the ends of the lever in opposite directionsthrough the guide notches in the outer end of the arm.

2. The combination of a gate, bell cranks pivoted at their angles atpoints distant from the gate and on opposite sides of the same,operating connections between said bell cranks and the gate, operatinglevers fulcrumed at their ends, links connecting the intermediateportions of said levers to said bell cranks and pull cords dependingfrom said operating levers.

in testimony whereof I hereunto atfix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

NATHANIEL JOSEPH MOADAMS.

lVitnesses R. E. OAKLEY, B. F. SULLlVAN.

